The magic of sledges and snow came to Hole-of-Horcum in the North York Moors National Park yesterday as children made the most of an Arctic weather front hitting Britain.

Parts of northern England and Scotland were blanketed in snow by the cold snap. Several weather warnings were in place, and in northern Scotland motorists faced disruption as roads were closed.

The freezing weather will continue to move down the east coast of the UK with snowfall predicted for much of the country this morning. Temperatures were expected to plunge, with as much as 10cm of snow forecast.